IUBB @ Minnesota - Wednesday, 1/25/23 @ 9:00 ET on BTN

[JSHoosier 19,559]

Geronimo played well for a couple of games, but he's also been absolutely lousy most of the year.  For the couple games he played well he's had just as many where he was virtually unplayable.  Thompson won't be in game shape yet, but Geronimo has shown more bad than good this year.

[IUFAN1976 2,234]

8 hours ago, rcs29 said:

Race was the better defensive option against Battle. That's it. That's all that mattered in this game. Period. And he proved that, over and over again. MR was the better offensive option, Race the better defensive option, JG was not an option. Let's move on from this please.

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And yet Battle scored 20 points!  

[btownqb 8,235]

19 minutes ago, IUFAN1976 said:

And yet Battle scored 20 points!  

And most of those points.... weren't on Race. 

[MikeRoberts 6,832]

Love the banter and debate but as someone that can be critical at times, I was and still are happy about our performance at Minnesota.

we missed so many open looks and still came away with a road win. I’ll take it

[HoosierAloha 29,887]

1 hour ago, IUFAN1976 said:

And yet Battle scored 20 points!  

 

1 hour ago, btownqb said:

And most of those points.... weren't on Race. 

I believe 5 were in the first ~90 seconds against Kopp

[btownqb 8,235]

24 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

 

I believe 5 were in the first ~90 seconds against Kopp

Yep. Kopp was solid on those possessions, Battle hit some tough ones. Basically, that's what he did all night. At least 6pts in the 2nd half were when Race wasn't even on the floor. 

[monskisprodigy 1,751]

7 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Yep. Kopp was solid on those possessions, Battle hit some tough ones. Basically, that's what he did all night. At least 6pts in the 2nd half were when Race wasn't even on the floor. 

Agree. He hit several deep contested shots and a majority of his points were well defended, just better shot making. 

His game and shot is not the prettiest, but he can fill it up. Surprised he has stayed at Minnesota, surely he would have had some suitors elsewhere if he chose to. 

[btownqb 8,235]

1 minute ago, monskisprodigy said:

He hit several deep contested shots...a majority of his points were well defended, just better shot making. 

His game and shot is not the prettiest, but he can fill it up. Surprised he has stayed at Minnesota, surely he would have had some suitors elsewhere if he chose to. 

Oh I agree. Just watching the last two games.... if we had Hauser or Battle, we'd be on a different level, no question. 

[realTomCrean 1,470]

47 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Yep. Kopp was solid on those possessions, Battle hit some tough ones. Basically, that's what he did all night. At least 6pts in the 2nd half were when Race wasn't even on the floor. 

It seems like Battle was just hitting contested shots. Rarely was there an instance where he wasn't covered well, shots just went in

[IUFAN1976 2,234]

I will still say we didn’t play well against Minnesota, lucky to have won that game.  Also, I think When Geronimo was starting, there was more movement and less clogging the lane than Race starting and I think it affected the way Geronimo played as well as the rest of the team.  Race should not have started, period.  
 

Also, I bet Bates and Galloway’s 3 point percentage at home is significantly higher than on the road, probably 30 points higher.  Does someone have that stat? It should be closer than what it is.

[hoosiersoxfan 194]

8 minutes ago, IUFAN1976 said:

Also, I bet Bates and Galloway’s 3 point percentage at home is significantly higher than on the road, probably 30 points higher.  Does someone have that stat? It should be closer than what it is.

You nailed it. 

Bates

Home 50.0% Road 22.7%

Galloway

Home 59.1% Road 30.0%

Pretty wild splits.  Also crazy that Trey is shooting nearly 60% at home from distance. 

[IUFAN1976 2,234]

1 hour ago, hoosiersoxfan said:

You nailed it. 

Bates

Home 50.0% Road 22.7%

Galloway

Home 59.1% Road 30.0%

Pretty wild splits.  Also crazy that Trey is shooting nearly 60% at home from distance. 

Thanks for that stat!  That’s crazy but I thought it was that large of a discrepancy. That’s got to improve or we will have trouble  winning our remaining games on the road.  I can 10 to 15 points but not 30. 

[HoosierAloha 29,887]

1 hour ago, IUFAN1976 said:

Thanks for that stat!  That’s crazy but I thought it was that large of a discrepancy. That’s got to improve or we will have trouble  winning our remaining games on the road.  I can 10 to 15 points but not 30. 

I'd like to see a stat on movement home vs. away too.

[lillurk 3,668]

39 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

I'd like to see a stat on movement home vs. away too.

Anybody got Synergy tracking data?